The Board

Alasdair Locke – Chairman

Alasdair Locke joined Mecom in June 2006 as a non-executive director and became the Chairman in January 2009. He was executive chairman of Abbot Group Limited (formerly Abbot Group plc) and, in addition to having been involved in the oil and shipping industry since 1974 has held senior executive positions within the banking industry.

Chairman of the Nomination Committee and member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

David Montgomery – Chief Executive

David Montgomery founded Mecom in 2000 and served as Executive Chairman until January 2009 when he became the Chief Executive. He has since worked on a number of acquisitions in Europe to establish Mecom as one of the leading European publishing and content businesses. Between 1992 and 1999 he was Chief Executive of Mirror Group Plc where he oversaw its substantial restructuring and acquisitions culminating in its merger to become Trinity Mirror. Previously he was editior of The News of the World, Editor and Managing Director of the Today Newspaper and a non-executive director of Satellite Television Plc (Sky).

Keith Allen – Chief Operating Officer

Keith Allen joined Mecom in 2004, and was appointed Group Finance Director in June 2006. He became Chief Operating Officer in March 2008. A chartered accountant, he joined the corporate finance division of Hambros Bank Limited in 1989, becoming a director and head of the media team in 1997. In 1998, he left Hambros to become joint head of the newly established corporate finance division at BNP, and following BNP’s acquisition of Paribas in 2000, he assumed responsibility for the UK media team.

Henry Davies – Group Finance Director

Henry Davies joined the Board of Mecom in January 2009 and was appointed the Group Finance Director in February 2009. Henry qualified as an accountant and spent ten years with Price Waterhouse. Before joining Mecom as Group Financial Controller in 2007, he had been Group Controller at DS Smith plc and Eastern Group plc.

Gerry Aherne - Non-executive director

Gerry Aherne joined Mecom in October 2009 as non-executive director. He is currently the Chief Executive of Javelin Capital LLP and a director of Electric and General Investment Trust plc. He is also a non-executive director of Henderson Group plc, Hadleigh plc and an executive director of Majedie Investments plc. He spent 18 years with Equity & Law in various actuarial and investment management roles up to 1986 then 16 years with Schroder Investment Management, as Investment Director up to 2002.

Member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Stephen Davidson - Senior Independent Director

Stephen Davidson joined Mecom in January 2009 as Senior Independent Director. He is currently the chairman of Datatec Ltd and Digital Marketing Group plc, and a non-executive director of Inmarsat plc. He has held various positions in investment banking; most recently at West LB Panmure, where he was Global Head of Media and Telecoms Investment Banking, then Vice Chairman of Investment Banking. From 1992 to 1998, he was Finance Director, then Chief Executive Officer of Telewest Communications plc. He was Chairman of the Cable Communications Association from 1996 to 1998.

Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Michael Hutchinson – Non-executive director

Michael Hutchinson joined Mecom in May 2009 as non-executive director. He is currently the non-executive chairman of Greenland Minerals and Energy Limited, the chairman of Metalloyd Ltd and non-executive director of Armajaro Ltd. He was formerly the non-executive chairman of RBS Sempra Metals Limited, chairman of Wogen plc and a director of LME Holdings Limited and The London Metal Exchange Limited.

Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.